Consumer Protection
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A California federal judge on Monday trimmed a proposed class action against Apple, temporarily nixing claims that the tech giant misrepresented its iPhone screen size and blocking the two consumers who brought the suit from pursuing it as a nationwide class action… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A group of Disney fans filed a copy-and-pasted complaint containing made-up claims that the company behind Disney-themed amusement parks has discriminated against them based on their disabilities, the entertainment giant told a California federal court on Tuesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. has agreed to pay $5.4 million and change its marketing to end a suit accusing the company of lying when it said certain juice-based beverages contained “no artificial flavors,” according to documents filed Friday in California federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A woman who sued Starbucks after she was burned by hot tea lost her lawsuit against the Seattle-based chain when a Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge on Thursday said she hadn’t put forth any evidence showing her injuries were Starbucks’ fault… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A split Ninth Circuit panel published a decision Thursday reviving putative class action claims that Capital One checked credit histories without a valid reason under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, though one judge said the lead plaintiff hadn’t laid out a sufficiently plausible case… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 